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ROBERTO LOPEZ PROJECT

NUEVO AFRO-LATINO!

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The Roberto López Project is a polycultural orchestra, which gathers an arsenal of rhythms and sonic colors to create a fantastic audio world. Powerful, melodic and real, the Nu Afro Latin style is defined by this adventurous mix of traditions. Exploring Afro-Colombian and Afro-Cuban music mixed with urban Hip-hop, Boogaloo, Jazz and Electronica... all blended together in a powerful cocktail.
By combining all these influences and styles of music, Roberto embraced the challenge of putting together an ensemble that could bring to life an amalgam of tradition and modernity. Working with musicians from various parts of America such as Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, and Quebec, Roberto created the Roberto López Project. From Bogotá (Colombia) to Cartagena (Colombia), passing by Santiago de Cuba (Cuba) all the way up to Montreal, this project captures the essence of traditional Latin rhythms in an urban and contemporary environment.
The songs are politically engaged, socially critical, while at the same time celebrating the joy of life... this is the New Sound of Latin Music!!
"Que Pasa" has been selected as a finalist in the Indie Acoustic Project’s “Best CDs of 2006” awards in the Latin category.
"Que Pasa" is on the TOP 25 “Best World Music CDs of 2006” on MIX96 (Montreal).
Roberto López has received the award of the FMMJ and the FrancoFolies de Montréal 2006.

Le Roberto López Project est un groupe polyculturel qui rassemble un arsenal de rythmes et de couleurs sonores afin de créer un univers audio fantastique. Puissant, mélodique et contemporaine, le style Nouveau Afro Latin (NU AFRO LATIN) se définit par ce mixte aventureux de traditions. De la musique afro-colombienne et afro-cubaine jusqu’au hip hop urbain, au boogaloo, au jazz et à la musique électronique... toutes s’harmonisent ensemble dans un cocktail pétillant.
En combinant toutes ces influences et styles de musique, Roberto a relevé le défi de mettre ensemble une formation qui pourrait donner vie à un amalgame de tradition et de modernité. En travaillant avec des musiciens de différentes régions de l’Amérique, en provenance de Colombie, de Cuba, du Brésil, et de chez-nous, Roberto a créé Roberto López Project. De Bogota à Carthagène (Colombie), en passant par Santiago de Cuba (Cuba) jusqu’à Montréal, ce projet renferme l’essence des rythmes latins traditionnels dans un environnement contemporain.
Les chansons sont engagées politiquement et socialement critiques, tout en célébrant la joie de vivre... voici le nouveau son de la musique latine!
Lauréat du PRIX de la Fondation du Maire de Montréal et les FrancoFolies de Montréal 2006.
Nomination “Meilleur CD de 2006” dans la catégorie musique latine par l’Indie Acoustic Project (E.U.).
Nomination “Meilleur CD de musique du monde de 2006” par Rhythms International - MIX96.



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Member Since: 3/19/2006
Band Website: robertolopez.ca
Band Members: ROBERTO CARLOS LÓPEZ "POCHO" - musical director, composer, tiple, guitar, back-vocals, rap-vocals, gaitas.
JESÚS CANTERO - lead vocals, maracas, back-vocals.
INÉS CÁNEPA - lead vocals, back-vocals.
DANIEL RUSSO-GARRIDO - rap vocals, back-vocals.
ELISA MONTARULI - back-vocals, gaitas.
EDUARDO PUPO - trumpet.
JOEL MILLER - sax soprano, sax tenor.
JAIRO GÓMEZ - bass.
ANDRÉ MARTIN - congas, batas.
REMBERTO ZUÑIGA - bongos, alegre, caja vallenata, campana.
EUGENIO OSORIO "KIKO" - timbales.

Guest musicians on shows:
DANIELLE FRANÇOIS - lead vocals, back-vocals.
MARCELO NUNES NASCIMENTO - sax soprano, sax tenor.
PETER GEMMELL - soprano sax.
DAVE TURNER - baritone sax.
YORDAN MARTINEZ - trombone.
LOUIS BABIN - trumpet.
ALEX BELLEGARDE - bass.
SACHA DAOUD - drums, timbales.
LUIS PEREZ - drums, back vocals.
NORMAND BOCK - congas.

Musicians on the album:
ROBERTO "POCHO" LÓPEZ - musical director, composer, tiple, guitar, back vocals, gaitas, okonkolo, guiro, maracas.
DANIELLE FRANÇOIS - lead vocals, back-vocals.
INÉS CÁNEPA - lead vocals, back-vocals.
DANIEL RUSSO-GARRIDO - rap vocals, back vocals.
JAVIER JOHNSON - rap vocals.
ELISA MONTARULI - back vocals, gaitas.
EDUARDO PUPO - trumpet.
MARCELO PADRE - sax soprano, flute.
DAVE TURNER - baritone sax.
DAVE GROTT - trombone.
MANUEL ALVAREZ - trombone (on Mi Porro).
JAIRO GÓMEZ - bass.
RAMON MARQUEZ - vocals, bongo, iya.
ANDRÉ MARTIN - congas, itotele.
REMBERTO ZUÑIGA - alegre, caja vallenata, vocals.
JOE ARMANDO - timbales.
SACHA DAOUD - drums.
SAMUEL THERRIEN - tambora colombiana.

Influences:Alejo Durán / Rubén Blades / Lucho Bermudez / John Coltrane / Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers / Toto la Momposina / Santana / Gabriel García Márquez / Manu Chao / Spanish Harlem Orchestra / Willie Bobo / Mongo Santamaria / Led Zeppelin / Arvo Part / Pablo Florez / Martin, Medeski & Wood / John Scofield / Salvador Dali / Picasso / Carlos Castaneda / Mano Negra / Julio Cortázar / José Saramago / La Fania / Fernando Botero / Juan José Millás
Sounds Like:

QUE PASA? (Curura Musique Records)



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COLOMBIA: Tango Discos * Tower Records * Prodiscos

CANADA: Archambualt * Renaud Bray * HMV



TELERITMO: María Sanz interviews Roberto López

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TRAILER OF SHOWS



FRANCOFOLIES DE MONTRÉAL 2006: Interview with Roberto López




SPECTACLE D'OUVERTURE : FRANCOFOLIES 2007 - Entrevue avec les artistes


Roberto plays a TIPLE handmade by Colombian luthier PABLO HERNAN RUEDA
Roberto plays the A6 ULTRA guitar.

Record Label: Curura Musique
Type of Label: Indie

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